Chapter 14:




Everything was dark, or maybe even more likely, pitch black. There was absolutely nothing to be seen. Only a faint glow illuminated the silent darkness. It was a figure moving at the highest speed through nothing. She didn't just follow a hunch, no, she had her goal firmly in mind and flew towards it. Their destination was Piccolo.


Suddenly a red throat opened far below her. Incredible heat met her and she thought she was almost suffocating. But she would never give up. Not something that was so important to her.


At last she could see something. A lifeless body flew in the direction of the glowing abyss and threatened to disappear into it. Dune accelerated again and finally ... finally she had got hold of something. One arm. As fast as she could she flew in the direction from which she had come. One set she was pleased with the success of her action, but she was sure that the hole in her world had long since closed.Nervous, and as fast as she could she sped on. But there was no more light.


'Damn it, I was so close! Piccolo, you idiot! Can't you even listen to what I'm telling you? '


But what was that? Something seemed to reflect their glow. She found hope again and flew toward it.


'The chain!'


Yes, it was the chain. But it wasn't completely there. Only half of it seemed to be hanging in nothing. Dune pulled her ballast up to her. She was amazed at her strength herself. 'It's probably because I've got rid of the seal. ', she thought and closed her eyes. She concentrated on the chain and slowly began to open the hole, which connected her and the underworld, with enormous expenditure of energy.


It seemed to take her forever, but finally she made it and the gap was wide enough to float through it together with Piccolo. When she landed back on the carpet in her room, she dropped the unconscious Namek onto her bed.Then she grabbed the chain that was still hanging on the precipice and stopped her concentration. The gap closed in a flash.


"Finally," she breathed exhausted and dropped to her knees. She would have loved to fall asleep on the spot. The whole undertaking had cost her an incredible amount of energy and she was just happy to have made it. But then she remembered that Piccolo was passed out and she began to wonder why that was. Did he know that his soul would be buried in this hole forever and passed out when he realized what that meant? A smile crept onto her lips. 'He was afraid! Mr Unapproachable was actually scared! '


She forced herself to stand and ran to the bed. She zipped away the scorched cloak. He no longer wore the Turbahn. He must have lost it in the fall.


Then she turned on her bedside lamp and checked to see if he had any injuries.Only slight burns on the arms. Nothing serious. She still had enough strength to heal everything, but then she sank down next to him on her bed and tiredness overwhelmed her. After a few minutes she was in a deep sleep and no longer saw Piccolo open his eyes next to her.


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The sun was already tipping towards the horizon when it awoke the next day. She hadn't slept so well in a long time. All tiredness was gone when she saw where she was.


'I don't believe it!'


The room was still as she had last seen it. On the dresser across from her there was a huge vase from which the flowers poured out. On her last day, she had asked Popo to get some flowers for her. She loved flowers. Apparently Popo had remembered it and got her new flowers. Otherwise everything was still in its place.

Only one thing was different. When she looked to the left, she saw a green head. Little by little she realized that it was Piccolo's. He had his arms crossed under his head and was leaning on her bedspread, you next to her arm. Obviously he was sitting in a chair and just fell asleep. 'He looks so peaceful. 'she stated. All features were relaxed and nothing of his usual grim expression was to be seen. Without even knowing what she was doing, she raised her left arm and stroked his head. He just gave a pleasant growl. She smiled and closed her eyes again. With her hand still on his cheek, she fell asleep again.


The next time she woke up, it was the dead of night. But she wasn't tired anymore. She stretched extensively and straightened up. Piccolo was no longer there. When he woke up and felt her hand on his skin, he realized that she must have been awake.Calmed and with a slight red tinge to his face, he went outside to meditate. For three days and three nights he had sat by her bed and kept watch. On the fourth day he couldn't keep his eyes open.


While he was still floating outside above the floor, Dune had got up and had first gone into the bathroom.


When she looked at herself in the mirror everything came up again. How he hurt her the week after, his nightly visit, and her rescue mission. She saw the young woman again with the long, silvery hair. And this woman looked very upset. Only now did she notice that the entire right side of her upper body was sore. With a grin she realized that the piggyback with Piccolo hadn't left her without a trace. 'He's a pretty chunk too.'


She went to the large tub and ran hot water into it. Then she pounced on the various glasses with the bath essences and helped herself.

After ten minutes the huge tub was full and she sank into it. That was good. The scent of the bubble bath, which smelled of lavender and rose petals, and the warmth of the water did wonders.


'Maybe he didn't mean it after all? He looked at me that night again, so ... so different. He has a look at it. I bet he doesn't even know what the look does. I'm curious how this will continue. But then it will definitely be that cold again. Yes, definitely. 'Sighing, she went into hiding and then washed her hair. Then she got out of the tub and got dressed. But this time in the conventional way. Strangely enough, all of her things from home were in the large wardrobe. She put on light blue baggy trousers and a light blue long-sleeved hooded sweater, but found that both were a bit too small for her. 'That's right, I'm taller! Well then I just have to help out a bit. 'So she enlarged things and then put on socks and trainers and she was done.

She had decided to look for something to eat and made her way to the kitchen.


But Dende had apparently heard her, because suddenly all the lights went on and the little Namek came charging straight towards her. Dune crouched down and greeted him with open arms.


"Oh Dune, you're finally awake! I'm so happy to see you again!" - "I'm also happy to see you again, Dende. I've missed you a lot. You know what? Even when I saw you the first time saw, I really wanted to cuddle you! May I? "-" Of course the little one replied with a laugh and let her cuddle him vigorously.


When she finally let go of him, he took her hand and led her into the dining room. Dende had told Popo as soon as he noticed that Dune had got up and asked him to prepare food. Now the table was well set and Dune threw himself on the delicacies. When she was full she praised Popo for his skills and thanked him."But where is Piccolo?" - "He's outside and meditating. He's been with you the last few days and tonight he just said you were over the mountain and went outside. You were really quite exhausted when he brought you here. Of course he didn't say what happened, but I watched everything from here. How did you manage to open the seal yourself? Perhaps your strength is now so strong that you are the most powerful surpass magic tools? Really incredible! " the little one was so enthusiastic about it that he only took a breath now. But he wasn't finished yet. "And then you disappeared and the hole was closed. I got a real shock. But tell me, how did you get it open again?" - "The seal had slipped halfway into the gap and worked like a wedge. You don't believe how happy I was when I saw that! "Dende smiled happily," Thank you, Dune, thank you for saving Piccolo.And that after all the bad allegations. "Dune blushed slightly and looked down. Did he know that there was more than just helpfulness behind it?" But there is something else. Piccolo better tell you that. It is very important. It would be best if you went to him right away. "The little Namek's face had grown serious. Dune nodded and went outside through the patio door.


'What do you think he has to say to me? 'she wondered before stepping out into the darkness.








okay, it's not as exciting a ending as usual. Hit me for it, but please, I want comments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!